How the Government Is Handling Online Privacy and Cybersecurity
Planet Lex podcast host Daniel B. Rodriguez of Northwestern University School of Law addresses the government’s challenge to craft rules and regulations fast enough to stay in-step with ever-changing technology.
SCOTUS Cites Foreign Relations 4th in Venezuelan Oil-Drilling Opinion
In a decision delivered by Justice Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court of the United States quoted Reporters’ Note 12 to § 455 (Tentative Draft No. 2, 2016) of the U.S. Foreign Relations (Sovereign Immunity) Restatement, as well as two Sections of the Restatement of the Law Third, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States.
“Rape-Adjacent”: Imagining Legal Responses To Nonconsensual Condom Removal
Nonconsensual condom removal during sexual intercourse exposes victims to physical risks of pregnancy and disease and, interviews make clear, is experienced by many as a grave violation of dignity and autonomy.
Adoption of Standard Contract Terms
This post is a presentation of information found in the Discussion Draft of the Consumer Contracts project. This will be presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting for discussion only.
Collateral Consequences of Criminal Conviction – Part 2: Notification and Order of Relief
This post is a presentation of information found in the Proposed Final Draft of the Sentencing project. Please also consider reading Part 1: Sentencing Guidelines.
Repugnant Business Models: Preliminary Thoughts on a Research and Policy Agenda
This paper begins a larger project – to develop a principled basis for characterizing what does and does not constitute bad corporate behavior.
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